CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine)
Facility: Mercy Medical Center
Billing Code: 72131 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) is about $212 (about 2.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Mercy Medical Center charges insurers about $212, or about $3,125 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Merced, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $135 - $245 | 126% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $135 - $3,716 | 126% |
| Aetnamajor | $135 - $1,138 | 126% |
| Cignamajor | $1,628 - $6,261 | 1524% |
| Humanamajor | $135 | 126% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $135 - $6,647 | 126% |
| Health Net | $135 - $385 | 126% |
| Molina | $178 | 167% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $135 - $178 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Medical Center
Compare: CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) at other CA hospitals
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $32
- Mayers Memorial Hospital · Fall River Mills $48
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $58
- Adventist Health Vallejo · Vallejo $62
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $77
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $81
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $86
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast · Fort Bragg $91
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.